Our flights from Vancouver to Tokyo and Shanghai went pretty smoothly, except for the fact that Wolfgang can’t find one of his cell phones. We’re reporting it to both airlines and will hope for a speedy recovery.
We’re on the 20th floor of the Panorama hotel. Here was our view this morning!
We met up with the Group 15 gang in the lobby and coordinated for dinner tonight. We were the last ones to arrive. Tannis, Lawrence, Char and Brent have been here a few days sightseeing already – everyone looked so fresh and ready to go! Wolfgang and I met with Albert Lee, his wife Jacqueline and their 14 month old son Hugo for brunch.
It was a great way to start the trip. Albert works with the Canadian Consulate and was one of the people involved in organizing the Canadian Animation conference in Taipei I went to in March, 2007. He transferred to Shanghai three months after Hugo was born. So, we got to see a real little one in action, as well as his parents in action, which was a pretty good “hazing!” In fact, all that Albert and Jacqueline wanted to talk about was baby stuff, and since Wolfgang has been so involved with work up until the trip, it was a great way for things to start sinking in. Hugo was, of course, a real charmer! He’s only been walking for three weeks, and last week started “free styling,” so Albert and Jacqueline took turns with him as he roamed around the restaurant.
Then, there was the all important Bottle Feeding, which has been the biggest mystery for me so far – how do I prepare a bottle on-the-fly? Now I know! Then it was into the snuggly and naptime. Wolfgang and Albert got to talk business as well.
Then we said our goodbyes and took a casual stroll up the Bund. The afternoon had turned into a sunny and breezy day, and after some trial and error, we found our way to the hotel.
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